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Curious as to where some of our CPW Alum have journeyed to, I decided to look up Steve Rafuse and see how his Alaskan life was going. Steve is a 2013 Community and Regional Planning graduate from the Continue reading “The Lone Park Planner”
Evelyn Perdomo accepted a position as Project Assistant with Mercy Housing. Mercy Housing is one of the nation’s largest non profit affordable housing organizations. They participate in the development, preservation, Continue reading “Headed Home to Affordable Housing”
Lokyee was recently selected as the Community Committees and Public Affairs Coordinator for the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN) in Portland, Oregon. Lokyee will be graduating this June with a Masters in Community and Continue reading “Transitioning to Portland”
On June 22, Drew Pfefferle will be stepping out of his role as graduate student and into a new role as Outreach Specialist for Commuteride, a ride share agency that aims to reduce single occupancy commuting in Boise, Idaho. Drew will be Continue reading “New Role in a Familiar Place”
Huge congratulations to Eli Tome, who was recently selected as the Southeast Sovereign Lands Coordinator for the State of Utah! As the Sovereign Lands Coordinator in Southeast Utah, Eli will manage 300 river miles and 5,000 acres of Continue reading “The Network Effect”
MPA student Allie Breyer was selected to participate in 2015 NEW Leadership Oregon. NEW Leadership Oregon is an award-winning women’s leadership development program housed at the Continue reading “Taking Her Education to the Next Level”
Resilience. The ability to anticipate, absorb, recover from and adapt to challenges. More and more, the media and political figures are taking up the charge of resilience. The Oregon legislature is considering several bills this session to Continue reading “CSC Supports Resilience Across Oregon”
Economic struggles. Decreasing public safety services. Failing infrastructure. Aging medical buildings. These issues plague many rural communities, but they are especially difficult on the southern coast of Oregon. For the past year, in Coos, Continue reading “CSC Provides Assistance to Oregon’s South Coast”
The Community Planning Workshop (CPW) is embarking on a dramatic journey, the Oregon Historic Theatres Inventory Project. CPW will explore these incredible cultural gems, once cornerstones of social and economic life, to understand their continued value as community assets. The project will Continue reading “The Romance and Nostalgia of Oregon’s Historic Theatres”